👍 Thumbs Up Emoji

Emoji meaning

There may be no symbol more easily translated around the world in any language than the Thumbs Up emoji, a representation of a gesture used by people across the globe to indicate approval for a variety of reasons. The Thumbs Up emoticon was one of the earliest additions to the emoji library, largely because of how widely translatable it was and its ability to be easily translated no matter what the user or reader’s language.

Aside from simply indicating approval, the Thumbs Up emoji meaning has evolved to include support for a cause, agreement, indication of being part of something, and a variety of other specific actions and feelings. You may see the Thumbs Up emoji as a single thumb, two thumbs up, or thumbs from a variety of animals or non-human figures to offer a more creative twist.

You may also see the Thumbs Up emoticons referred to as the Thumbs emoji, Two Thumbs Up emoji, and Yes emoji depending on the platform you use.

Also called:

• Good Job Emoji
• Like Emoji
• Yeah / Agreeing / Ok / Yes Emoji